we have a very good city. newark, as you know, has long been disrespected and dissed, but the reality is it's an amazing city making a strong comeback. >> jon: people don't know the struggle. other than, let's say patterson, maybe camden especially, newark has faced some of the most dire challenges and has fought its way back in a way that a lot of other cities would not have been able to do. >> absolutely. the benefit when you see a city come back is the region does better. >> jon: sure. >> and it becomes an engine of economic opportunity. newark produces hundreds of thousands of jobs for our region, especially if you include our port area. >> jon: as part of the comeback effort, is that why you had to get rid of the nets? i'm a knicks' fan? >> jersey needs a team, we should start one. you could play point. >> jon: you know what, i could play point on the washington generals. another thing you've done recently, you've started living on what's called the snap program, which is a food stamp program. you decided